The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1887-04-21
SAN JACINTO.
Waco VIII Pay Due Respect TO
Texas Natal Day with Two
Celebrations.
The LA, ling of the Corner stone OF III,
BAY lor Female Department,
Veterans plcuit.
SAN JACINro DAY.

peudence aud glory. t'ifty-one years
ago the Texas army of 1N3 men under
Gen. sam Houston, routed santa
Anna with al army of from LOO to
1000 picked troops. santa Anna had
gained so many and such brilliant
victories i'll Mexico, aud the wonder
full rapidity and gcnerslship had pro-
cured tor him the title of Napoleon
of the West. He had swooped down
on tho strongly fortified Alamo aud
Outchcred Travis, Bohnam, Bowie and
Crockett, aud its heroic defenders
His forced forces had captured and
murdered III cold blood, the brave
Fannin and his 100 heroes. He had
pursued Houston and his little army
to the banks OF the san jaCiuto. lie
was lust waiting until few recruits
came, when he Intended to gobblc w
Houston aud his little army and re-
peat the horrors of the Alamo and
Goliad, and then by rapid marches to
return rs u glorious conqucror to the
halls of the MonteZumas, flushed
with new Victories. santa Anna
decming the subjugation of Texas
completed. had dined and wincd in
splendor, and had lain down to take,
according to Mexican custom, his
after dinner sicsta. He lay dreaming
of the hour "when Texas, her knee in
supphancc bent, should tremble at his
power That bright dream was his
last. That fatal nap was his ruin; He
woke to hear the fearful Texas yell,
"Rcmember the Alamo. Remember
Goliad - He saw his heroes of more
than thirty battles falling like autumn
leaves before the blast, and to hear
them throwing down their guns, cry.
ing, "Mc no Alamo Me no Goliad ~
The battle began at $3.50 o'clock =.
IN. and lasted Just eighteen minutes,
during which ESQ MeXicans were
exceeding by li5 lloustOr's entire
army. The boosted Napoleon OF the
west He'd ingloriously from the field.
Ills splendid war horse begged III
BraIos BAYOU and spent that night
amid bowling wolves. lie was found
next evening disguised rs common
soldier, hiding III the grass ana
mounted on mule. behind
boy, sylvester. rode into the
Texan camp. Thus ended the glori
Gus battle of San ,Iaclnto.
THE VETERANS Picnic.
The Texas Veterans association
will celebrate the day by II grand PIE
mic ut Padgitts park which will be
participated in by the firGmeu the
military and citizens generally. At
. o'clock the Waco Llght Infantry in
full dress uniform, the fire depart
mcnt in the parade uniform and APP
paratus decorated and the Fireman 5
band. will assemble in front of the
engine house ON Fourth street where
the procession will be formed in the
following order by Mr.. Aft {. Neil.
grand marshal of the day.
Firemcu's band.
Waco Light Infantry.
The three tire companies and their
apparatus.
The line of march will be thence to
the square, up Austin avenue to
Eighth down Eighth to Clay thence
to the park where the veterans will
receive their guests. The first enter
tainment on the programme will be
u competitive and exhibition drill
by the Waco Light Infantry, after
which will follow
|. An address by the president.
% Music by the liremen's banC,
3. Presentation of Texas flag bl
thirty eight Young ladies of Waco
representing the thirty.eight states u
the union; presentation address b!
Miss Florine Ross, responded TO b!
Gen. Il. II. Robertson.
4. Recess tor dinner,
3. Annual address, by Hon. G.. II
Gerald.
i. Music.
Z. Addresses by prominent citizens
Tae park is III beautiful condition
and looks like IL spriug paradise. Tn
following are the officers OF the vete
rams association
President, Major G.. Il. Erath score
tary, Capt Albert Chalmers; genera
committee, :. T.. Ross, j. &. PcndletoI
j. II. Jorbetl; master of cerrmonict
Gen. +. II. Robertson, grand marsha
OF the day, All. &. Neal.
THE BAYLOR CELEBRATtON.
The day will be celebrated by ia
BaVlor University at H." NOW univcl
sity grounds on south Fifth street, O
which time the corner stone OF IN
female building will be laid undo
the auspices Of the masonic tratcT
nifty. Hon. y. j. Rose, grand mastC
Of tho grand lodge officiating. O
, the lawn opposite the building,
large pavilion has been raised aud
platform erected for the singers Tn
, gateway has been beautifully decorat
, ed with red white and blue, and irol
, the center depends the emblem
, the state, the tive corncred star, an
, above it two Texas flags are crossc'
The stone il of Italian marble and NJ
on it is engraved
Erected IN,